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What We've Been Learning

learned about the benefits of sharing information online, but also about the safety and security risks of sharing certain types of information

learned what type of information can put them at risk for identity theft and other scams

learned to distinguish between personal information, which is safe to share online, and private information, which is unsafe to share.

personal information: information that can't be used to identify you, such as your age, gender, how many siblings you have, your favorite food, etc.

private information: information that can be used to identify you, such as your Social Security number, street address, email, phone number, etc.

Grade 5 - Strong Passwords

How can a secure password help you protect your private information?

Fifth grade students:

learned how to identify the characteristics of strong passwords

learned how to apply characteristics of strong passwords to create new passwords

Celebrating the American Library Association Awards on Monday, January 11, 2106

Newbery/Caldecott Challenge

In honor of the ALA awards given out in January, our library representatives pulled all the Newbery and Caldecott winners for a central display. I have challenged students to read as many Newbery and Caldecott winners as they can in January. Some classrooms were assigned Newbery winners for their monthly book talks. Cheers to you if you took part in this challenge!

2016 John Newbery Medal

John Newbery Medal - for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature

Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matt de la Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson

Waiting

2016 Caldecott Honor, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Last Stop on Market Street

2016 Caldecott Honor, written by Matt de la Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson

Last Stop on Market Street had the distinct honor of receiving a Caldecott Honor AND the Newbery medal! This has not happened since 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, written by Nancy Willard and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen.

Discussing the Importance of a Balanced Reading Diet

This month we talked about trying to vary the kinds of reading we do. If we always read one type of genre, it's a good time to stretch yourself to try other genres. One area of the library that gets overlooked is our magazine section. We now offer several magazines which you can find below.

Students have generously donated magazines that their families have already read to bulk up our magazine collection. We are very grateful that so many students have shared their magazines for the enjoyment of all here at Hampden Meadows!

American Girl

Boys' Life

Dressage Today

American Girl

Boys' Life

Dressage Today

Ingredient

Lego Club

Muse

Ingredient

Lego Club

Muse

National Geographic Kids

Owl

Plays

National Geographic Kids

Owl

Plays

Ranger Rick

Scooby Doo

Sports Illustrated Kids

Ranger Rick

Scooby Doo

Sports Illustrated Kids

Stone Soup

Zoobooks

Faces

Stone Soup

Zoobooks

Faces

Authors Write Back to HMS Students!

Family Book Club

We had an amazing turn out for the HiLo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth family book club on Wednesday, January 27th. In fact, we had so many participants that we held it in the gymnasium to accommodate our numbers!